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Workshop “Awareness raising of stakeholders for diversification of activities in rural area of Belsh”

RASP – Rural Association Support Program, organized on December 19, 2019, at Hotel “Ujëvara” in Belsh, workshop on: Awareness raising of local stakeholders for diversification of products and activities in Belsh Municipality. This workshop was organized as part of the Project: “Increasing the Capacity of Farmers and Other Stakeholders in Diversifying Rural Activities”, funded by FAO (Food Organization of the United Nations).

The workshop was organized by RASP in
cooperation with the Municipality of Belsh and aimed at raising awareness of
farmers and rural producers in this area regarding the diversification of farms
and products as well as identifying the needs of farmers to increase and
strengthen their capacities in development and diversification. products and
the possibility of benefiting from EU IPARD funds and national schemes for
agriculture.

Participants in this workshop were representatives
of Belsh Municipality, specialists of the Extended Service Office of Elbasan
and Belsh, farmers and producers of agricultural and livestock products, fruit
growing, medicinal plants, agro-tourism, etc..

The workshop was attended by the representative
of FAO Office in Albania, Mr. Ilir Halilaj, who greeted the participants, made
a presentation of the mission and vision of the FAO office in Albania in
support of agricultural activities and small and family farms in some rural
areas of the country.

Through presentations in the ppt by RASP
experts and FAO expert were addressed issues related to the diversification of
products, activities and services in rural Belsh area and were informed about
the possibility of applying farmers and producers of this area in the IPARD
program funded by the EU and other support from national schemes for
agriculture.

Exercise session in separate tables, with
some groups of farmers organized according to specific products / activities
such as: production and processing of livestock products, medicinal / aromatic
plants, horticulture, agrotourism etc. identified problems and the need for
support the capacities of farmers and producers in relation to product quality,
the cooperation of farmers and producers, marketing aspects as well as the
recognition and fulfillment of quality criteria and standards required by the
market.

Ongoing activities in this municipality will focus primarily on providing expertise and training to extension service specialists and area farmers mainly in the areas of product diversification, farmers and producers cooperation, marketing, quality standards, etc.

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